Inhibition and recovery in a fixed microbial film leachate treatment system subject to shock loading of copper and zinc

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 4129-4138

  Scullion, John ^a   Winson, Michael ^a   Matthews, Richard ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper zinc; Fixed biofilm; Inhibition recovery; Landfill leachate treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; COPPER; METAL RECOVERY; NITROGEN; RATE CONSTANTS; ZINC;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; RECOVERY PHASE;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CARBON; COPPER; METAL; NITROGEN; ZINC;

BIOFILMS; COPPER; LEACHATE TREATMENT; METAL RECOVERY; NITROGEN; RATE CONSTANTS; ZINC;

BIOFILM; COPPER; INHIBITION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MICROFILM; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34548700841     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.05.043     Document Type: Article

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